RUBBER DUCKY HUNT — Homewood announced on Friday the start of a rubber ducky scavenger hunt for Homewood residents. There are 37 rubber ducks hidden in the downtown area, each marked with the badge number of a Homewood police officer. Anyone who finds one can bring it to National Night[Read More…]
Author: Eric Crump
Homewood enters into letter of intent with developer interested in building on village hall parking lot
Editor’s note: A number of residents attended the Homewood board meeting Tuesday to learn more about and question the project, and 10 of them made comments. More stories will follow to describe the questions and issues raised by residents.With the Hartford Building nearing completion in downtown Homewood, the developers of[Read More…]
7.28.2023 | What You Need To Know This Weekend
IMPROV THROWDOWN — The Great Improv Throwdown will have South of Chi, 4th Wall Improv, Improductions LLC, and No Limit Laughs face off in an improv battle at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 29, at Homewood Science Center, 18022 Dixie Highway. Tickets are $10 cash at the door. WHITE SOX HOST H-F DAY — Spend a day at the[Read More…]
Music lovers bask in Chamber Night performances
The third annual Chamber Night concert filled downtown Flossmoor with warmth — from sunshine, music and a feeling of community, according to organizers and guests alike. The Bel Canto Community Choir opened the concert, followed by a string quartet of Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra musicians. Mario Reeves and Renee Taylor Reeves[Read More…]
No charges filed against Flossmoor officers in Madeline Miller shooting
The Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office (SAO) announced Thursday, July 27, that no criminal charges will be filed against two Flossmoor police officers who fired shots leading to the death of Madeline Miller on July 10, 2022. The office released two documents. A decision memorandum from State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s office states:[Read More…]
Homewood renews contract with lobbyist
Homewood trustees approved a new contract with Maren Ronan Ltd for lobbying services at the July 11 board meeting. The village’s previous contract with the firm expired at the end of 2022, and Ronan had been providing month-to-month service since then, according to a memo from Homewood Village Manager Napoleon[Read More…]
Homewood accepts donation of Jim Wright’s fire chief car
The late Jim Wright’s family members posed for photos beside his red 1954 Ford “fire chief” car parked at Homewood village hall before the board of trustees meeting Tuesday, July 25. They were on hand for a resolution honoring their brother and to officially turn the old car over to the village.[Read More…]
Last swing: Special game marks rite of passage for Homewood youth softball players
When Homewood youth softball coach Hope Zawaski realized that 26 girls were “aging out” of junior level softball at the same time, she and her husband, Junior League President Jay Zawaski, decided to plan something special. They organized the Last Swing game, a kind of swan song for the 13-year-olds[Read More…]
7.26.2023 | What You Need To Know Today
PRAIRIE STROLL AT COYOTE RUN — Dave Ward will lead an evening stroll from 6 to 7:30 p.m tonight at Coyote Run Golf Course, 800 Kedzie Ave. in Flossmoor. Ward is the retired golf superintendent and native plant expert who will introduce guests to landscaping with native species and other[Read More…]
Help might be coming for flood-prone Homewood viaduct
Homewood’s Dixie Highway viaduct becomes a small lake nearly every time there is a torrential rain storm. But the structure’s drainage problems could be addressed in coming years. After the state announced on July 7 a six-year, nearly $41 billion infrastructure investment program, the Chronicle inquired whether the longstanding viaduct[Read More…]
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